Kid Panic and the Adventures of Dean Dean Don`t Be...

December 26, 1991|By Brenda Herrmann.

Kid Panic and the Adventures of Dean Dean

Don`t Be Alarmed (MCA) (STAR) 1/2

Girls, and probably equal numbers of guys, will flip for Kid Panic`s chiseled features and lubed hair-he looks like a thin, male Paula Abdul but with more makeup. Unlike Vanilla Ice, Kid Panic (Matt Demar) admits to growing up in the suburbs and being a model before making this career move. As for his music (and does it even matter?), I`m not convinced it`s not really the Fresh Prince Wil Smith (also known as MC Skat Kat) doing the rapping. There`s even a song called ``Ring It`` that is remarkably similar to Smith`s ``Ring My Bell.`` On the up side, the beats and samples are adequate and the album is clean and kid-ready.